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What does it take to exceed expectations and delight borrowers in 2024?

MortgageNewsDaily: Non-QM, Verification, Fraud Prevention, STRATMOR on Borrower Satisfaction

April 17, 2024
It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there in mortgage lending right now. The average loan officer is taking just four...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: Valuation, Online App, Data Intelligence, STRATMOR ICE Integration

April 15, 2024
Did you know that STRATMOR Group’s Customer Experience Strategy program, MortgageCX, is now integrated with Encompass and available through ICE Marketplace?...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: CRM Product; STRATMOR CD Workshop

April 5, 2024
The Fed has indicated that it plans to cut rates later in the year, but even though the timing...Read More

STRATMOR Emphasizes The Importance Of Process Improvement

March 28, 2024
In STRATMOR Group’s March Insights Report, Principals Jennifer Smith and Jennifer Fortier explore the benefits of regular mortgage process reviews and emphasize...Read More
Dispelling the myth that there can be only one perfect process to achieve a desired result.

MortgageNewsDaily: Warehouse, Verification Tools; STRATMOR on Process Evaluation

March 28, 2024
Searching for one perfect process for your lending operation? It doesn’t exist. In STRATMOR Group’s March Insights Report, Principals Jennifer Smith...Read More
Happy family in new home.

MortgageNewsDaily: Hedging, Client Retention Tools; STRATMOR on the ICE 24 Event

March 26, 2024
When it comes to customer experience, STRATMOR Group covered all angles this week at ICE Experience 24 in Las...Read More

National Mortgage News: Academy Mortgage sold for $13.4 million — is that too low?

March 21, 2024
Guild Mortgage acquired Academy Mortgage's branches and loan originators for $13.4 million in cash, the mortgage lender...Read More
Where can mortgage lenders best spend money to make money in this market?

MortgageNewsDaily: Non-QM, Verification, Accounting, Servicing Tools; STRATMOR on Spending

March 21, 2024
Could process improvements be the most lucrative investment for mortgage lenders in this market? In his new Customer Experience...Read More
STRATMOR is helping mortgage lenders and industry vendors imagine a world where communication is fluid between the two groups and produces effective solutions.

Valuation Review: New STRATMOR program addresses lender-vendor disconnect

March 15, 2024
In STRATMOR Group’s February Insights report, Senior Advisor Sue Woodard compared the miscommunication often seen between mortgage lenders and...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: STRATMOR Group’s Jim Cameron on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

March 12, 2024
Hear an interview with the STRATMOR Group’s Jim Cameron on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as it pertains to mortgage...Read More

Progress in Lending: New STRATMOR Program Addresses Gap Between Lender Needs And Vendor Solutions

February 29, 2024
In STRATMOR Group’s February Insights Report, Senior Advisor Sue Woodard compares the miscommunication often seen between mortgage lenders and their technology...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: Pre-Qual, TPO, Lead Gen Tools; STRATMOR on Vendor Relationships

February 28, 2024
We in the industry know that there is often a massive disconnect between mortgage lenders and their technology partners,...Read More
Mortgage lenders must learn how to attract and engage Gen Z borrowers.

MortgageNewsDaily: LOS, Warehouse, Servicing Products; STRATMOR on Younger Borrowers

February 22, 2024
Generation Z is on the move and eager to replace Millennials as the largest generational mortgage buying population. In...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: DPA, Fee Collection, PPE, AI Servicing Tools; STRATMOR on Compensation

February 20, 2024
Lenders, how have rising rates and shrinking margins impacted your 2024 compensation plans? STRATMOR Group’s Spring 2024 Compensation Connection®...Read More

Brian Levy’s Mortgage Musings: LO Comp, Bozo Buckets and “P&L Branches”

February 20, 2024
... Jim Cameron of STRATMOR Group illustrated the distinction between a true profit and loss (P&L) compensation scheme and...Read More
Happy family in new home.

MortgageNewsDaily: Wholesale, HELOC, Marketing Products; STRATMOR on Customer Experience

February 19, 2024
It’s the CONSUMER experience that matters most … Price, product and technology only go so far in driving profitable...Read More

Chrisman Commentary: LO jobs; Planet Home hack; STRATMOR on M&A

February 13, 2024
... Meanwhile, STRATMOR is very active in M&A, and recently told me that the pace of deals...Read More

National Mortgage News: Lenders weigh sports marketing as Rocket, UWM skip Super Bowl

February 9, 2024
The ads that debut during the Super Bowl can generate as many headlines as the game itself, but this...Read More

ResourceTV: Lenders Lost How Much Last Year?

January 31, 2024
With insights from a STRATMOR article, we uncover the harsh reality of consecutive quarters of losses and what it...Read More

Progress in Lending: STRATMOR Prioritizes Needs for Mortgage Lending Success in 2024

January 25, 2024
In STRATMOR Group’s January Insights Report, Senior Partner Jim Cameron borrows from Abraham Maslow’s famed “hierarchy of needs” theory to offer...Read More

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